An ambitious blend: ASC opens The Wine Gallery in Beijing
– Given more than a year of buzz and rumors, I half-expected The Wine Gallery to be a mess of trade displays and tributes to …
Must tries: Philip Osenton of Wine Culture
I have started a series called “must tries†on sibling blog Beijing Boyce in which I ask people working in the city’s bars, restaurants, and …
Must tries: Greg Bielot of East Meets West Wines
I have started a series called “must tries” on sibling blog Beijing Boyce in which I ask people working in the city’s bars, restaurants, and …
Wine in Beijing: The City’s Best Deals, Part Three
By Jim Boyce (t.sina / Twitter) A few months ago, I wrote a story about the Beijing wine scene for lifestyle magazine City Weekend. Here …
ASC to open Wine Gallery; Changyu AFIP, Wine & Wine nearby
Wine importer and distributor ASC will open The Wine Gallery late next week in Swire Village North in Sanlitun. This long-awaited three-level venue will include …
Wine in Beijing: The City’s Best Deals, Part Two
By Jim Boyce (t.sina / Twitter) A few months ago, I wrote a story about the Beijing wine scene for lifestyle magazine City Weekend. Here …
Wine in Beijing: The City’s Best Deals, Part One
By Jim Boyce (t.sina / Twitter) A few months ago, I wrote a story about the Beijing wine scene for lifestyle magazine City Weekend. Here …
Naughty list: ~30 China wineries closed for subpar, fake wine
Some 30 wineries in China’s northern Hebei province, which encircles Beijing, were closed after state-run CCTV claimed they were producing subpar and/or counterfeit products. From a …
Seven-year itch: DBR Lafite, Summergate end partnership; brand to join ASC
No foreign wine brand in China holds the cachet of Lafite. So it came as an eye-opener when I heard over the weekend that DBR …
A thousand bottles in Beijing: Hilton Food & Wine Experience XIII
Some wine events in Beijing offer such good value that they qualify as “must go“. These include the annual Hilton Food and Wine Experience, which …